Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Cairanne became an official appellation in 2016, when it was promoted from the status of a named Côtes du Rhône Villages. Domaine Brotte includes...
Intense ripe apple, pear, peach, Meyer lemon aromas and flavors with subtle notes of vanilla are rounded in the mouth and lifted by bright,...
After years of pursuing the Burgundy mystique, California Pinot Noir producers have in recent years been fascinated more by the diversity they have at...
Bow & Arrow Winery, a project of Scott Frank in Portland, sources fruit from Willamette and works with classic varieties. Frank looks to Loire...
To me, the mark of a great producer lies in their least expensive wine. Of course, Guigal is rightly known for their mind-boggling La...
Lirac, an often-overlooked appellation of the southern Rhône just to the west of Châteauneuf du Pape, is one of two Rhône appellations that makes...
Côte Rôtie, a small appellation in the Northern Rhône that is home to spectacular red wines, allows the inclusion of up to 20 percent...
French wine regulators allow 22 (at current count) villages that produce sufficiently distinctive wine to put their name on the label along with the...
Condrieu, a small roughly 500-acre, appellation in the northern Rhône valley, mandates the exclusive use of Viognier, a temperamental grape. Guigal, arguably the Rhône’s...
Chapoutier, one of the best producers in the Rhône Valley, is both a négociant and a grower. As a grower, the house makes estate...
Eric Bradley, formerly Assistant Winemaker at Arrowood Winery, and Craig Haserot are co founders of Sojourn Cellars. They work with grape growers from vineyards...
Founded in 2017, Kumusha is the pet project of Tinashe Nyumudoka, who was born and raised in Zimbabwe before escaping political disorder there in...